The Sun Temple at Abu Simbel is a popular tourist attraction which has featured in well-known films like Death on the Nile and The Mummy Returns but had it been left where Ramses II built it 33 centuries ago, it would now be under water , When I dream, I never dream in my village now. All my dreams are in our old Nubian one

Group seeks class status for potential lawsuitMohave Valley Newsexplores the phenomenon of chemtrails. The film proposes that chemtrails are part of a geo-engineering program that uses jet planes to spray a solution into the atmosphere. The solution is said to contain barium, aluminum strontium and other elements, ...and more »

Sunday, November 27, 2011

U.F.O. (revised)Image by ViaMoiMade Explore #421 Oct 14 2008 (sorry for poor quality, but please read on.)So,..... I'm hanging out on the balcony as usual shooting the moon all set with the tripod and live view. I thought it would be cool to catch a plane as the moon rose through the East West Flight path in my southern sky.... anyway, this dot goes screaming across the surface at a very rapid speed and I snapped as fast as I would while catching a landing duck, very quick. (remote shutter cable)What got my attention while watching it happen and immediately checking the shot was the shadow. I saw a shadow and the picture backed up what I saw.The red line shows the path it traveled.... really fast.

Question by Variant7: What is the scariest ghost footage you've ever seen?I used to love watching television shows about ghosts and the paranormal. I remember about 10 years ago there was a show on MTV called Fear, where some college-aged students would go ghost-hunting. Also, there were some other interesting shows which I forgot the name, something like "America's Scariest Places". And more recently, there's the show TAPS.

For me, it was one of the shows where a young group was ghost-hunting in like a dark basement of an old mental institution. When they walked by a doorway, they looked in with their cameras and saw an old filing cabinet - then, the drawer of the filing cabinet creaked and opened on it's own. Then, some white form briefly and quickly floated across the doorway which the camera caught on film. The young ghost-hunters were totally scared and freaked out. I would be too - being in the dark basement of an old abandoned and supposedly haunted insane asylum and experiencing something like that - yikes!

After the video went viral, sites all across the web began to offer their commentary. Gawker wrote that the video embodies everything that's "awesome" about America, including the "horrible economy, aggressive consumerism, mindless violence and a complete lack of concern for one's fellow human beings."

Citizens' Initiative to Ban ChemtrailsCenter for Research on GlobalizationInitiated by Cindy Pikoulas and her husband Jim, along with Siobhan Ciresi of Long Island Sky Watch (LISW), with the assistance of chemtrail opponent Rosalind Peterson of Agriculture Defense Coalition, the bill was finalized and proposed by legislator ...

The Humane Society writes, "On fur factory farms around the world, millions of raccoon dogs, rabbits, foxes, mink, chinchillas, and other animals spend their lives in wire cages, only to be killed by anal electrocution, by neck-breaking, or in gas chambers."

When people learn that millions of innocent animals are beaten, boiled, hanged, and electrocuted for their fur every year; that each fur coat, each piece of fur lining or fur trim, and each fur cat toy represents the intense suffering of dozens of animals; and that furriers intentionally mislabel the fur of cats and dogs as fur from other species or as faux fur -- then every decent human being will want to go fur-free.

To raise the profile of the anti-fur message, PETA's iconic campaign, "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" has attracted a number of high profile celebrities to strip down in support of animal rights. Elisabetta Canalis is one of the most recent and memorable celebrities to bare it all for the animal rights organization.

On Objectivity, Money and the Loch Ness MonsterThe Sun Star“Keep in mind that objectivity is the Loch Ness monster of journalism. Only a few claim to have seen it, and no one believes them,” the authors write. I often bring this up in my journalism classes. My life experience defines how I see objectivity, ...

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

New video has been released that shows the formation of a brinicle on the ocean floor. Essentially an underwater icicle, the brinicle, or "finger of death," freezes everything in its path.

Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson filmed the stunning time-lapse clip below, which is apparently the first of its kind. Shot for the BBC's "Frozen Planet," the clip was recorded using a special time-lapse camera that caught the brinicle's entire formation process.

What's really going on here is the freezing of warmer waters as sub-zero brine slowly sinks to the ocean floor.

The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.

Where the so-called "brinicle" met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.

Gizmodo describes brinicles as "columns of ice that form under very calm ocean conditions, when there's a big differential between the water temperature (around -1.9C) and the air temperature about the sea ice (below -20C)."

Miller and Anderson captured the brinicle's formation near Little Razorback Island, close to Antarctica's Ross Archipelago. The duo found a number of fully formed brinicles close to the site before finding one in the process of forming.

These ice formations were known as ice stalactites until 1974, when Martin Seelye developed the now generally accepted theory of their formation.

Be sure to also check out this awesome frozen lighthouse from last year, another example of how icy winds can create incredible phenomena.

Six lessons from a lightning ERP rolloutInfoWorldHearing about an SAP implementation that finished ahead of schedule is like hearing that someone captured the Loch Ness Monster and turned it into a kiddie ride. It's as likely as Bigfoot singing "La Traviata" at Lincoln Center. ...

U.F.O-01Image by Noel A. TannerTrying to generate ideas for the MCAD school wide project called "U.F.O." it's really open ended, and other than moving away from making a U.F.O. we can do pretty much whatever we want. I work best by just working and seeing what sticks so this is part of my thought process so far. Taking everyday objects abstracting them so they become the unidentified object.

U.F.O.Image by Pierre MarcelOne of my first paintings. A commission by a very nice someone asking me to paint an U F O that she has seen and described me at length. I came up with that personal interpretation (peaches) and my client was ravished ... (sort to speak...)Private Collection, Arizona.Voir mes peintures bleues : picasaweb.google.com/101909136634647467341/Bleu?feat=dire...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Police in Bellingham, Wash., say a 10-year-old boy defended his mother from an attacker by shooting him in the face with a BB rifle as many as four times.

Paul R. Newman, the man accused of the attack, rents a room in the woman's home and came home drunk and angry Tuesday morning. Police say he kicked in a bedroom door and started choking the woman, according to Associated Press.

Officers say the boy hit the attacker with a board and then shot him in the face with the pump-action BB rifle as he grappled with the woman.

The woman and boy were able to flee to a neighbor's home and call for help.

Newman was treated at a hospital and arrested for investigation of assault and making death threats.

Monday, November 21, 2011

As far as stuffing faces goes, Americans are some of the best face-stuffers around. For instance, the turducken -- a duck shoved inside a chicken shoved inside a turkey -- is now a Thanksgiving favorite.

Though the origins of this dish are disputed, one thing is clear: Americans perfected this gastronomic monstrosity, and the folks at Adult Swim have found (or created) some other excellent examples of Foods-Shoved-In-Other-Foods.

Ufologist and paranormal pioneer Timothy Green Beckley discussed his contention that UFOs/aliens are not extraterrestrial, but intelligently controlled phantoms from terrestrial/interdimensional sources, and are often associated with negative or demonic forces. These "beings" and their craft are able to change shape, as well as vanish right in front of our eyes, which suggests they are popping into or out of another dimension, he said. Beckley also pointed to the association of Hitler & the Nazi movement to UFOs, and posited that the craft in the Roswell crash may have been a German flying saucer prototype. Blood rituals and sacrifices have been connected to UFOs, such as animal and human mutilations, he said, citing an incident in a Brazilian village, where people were struck by beams of light, and drained of blood. Further, John Keel reported on a case in which a bloodmobile was chased by a UFO that attempted to draw it up into the craft. In another case in Brazil, an entire town was said to be possessed after their encounter with UFOs, Beckley detailed. He recounted the work of Spanish priest, Salvador Freixedo, who argues that UFOs/aliens are "evil forces" that consider humans breeding animals, and exploit us for our blood. He spoke about Alvin Moore who believed that a series of invisible islands or planets circle the Earth in a low altitude, and "sky men" from these realms exploit humanity. Beckley also shared various reports of demonic beings seen coming from UFOs ...

Sunday, November 20, 2011

The hunt for the elusive BigfootDL-OnlineWhen Gerhard goes out for an investigation for one of his cryptids — which is the term used for the undiscovered animals of cryptozoology — it can last for days or weeks on end. He and his group will spend days hiking the area, searching for clues or ...and more »

Season 1, Episode 5 (4/28/1977) Part 2 of 3 This episode investigates the Native American Legend of Bigfoot or "Sasquatch" as the Native Americans call it. A large, hairy beast, resembling a man. Scientists and Cryptozoologist discuss the possibility that this creature may inhabit the thousands of square miles of uninhabited timberland in the American Northwest. The legend of Bigfoot dates back may centuries and sightings have been reported continuously since before the white man came to this region of America and they continue today. Archival footage of a suspected Bigfoot is shown and discussed with both witnesses and scientists evaluating the film.Video Rating: 4 / 5

Saturday, November 19, 2011

UFO theme encourages Kessler students to read at book fairLongview Daily NewsOn the other side, he created a plastic "tractor beam" that's lifting a book from the display table toward a hovering UFO made from a wading pool. He said he took his inspiration for the tractor beam from a cereal commercial. Third-grader Jared Rulo, ...and more »

On October 23, 2011 I experienced something very strange. At about 3:30 am I began to hear tones in my head. They were very loud. The sound bypassed my ears, and was interpreted directly inside my head. That morning I awoke to find two unexplained marks on my right inner thigh. The marks were two identical symbols. I do not know where they came from, or why they are there. I am not sure if the marks and the tones are related. And i'm not sure if my video on the 22nd had anything to do with it. I stayed up last night doing some research about unexplained marks. The common thing about all of these is they were either known or suspected alien abductions. This is not what I was wanting to hear. Now I have a lot of questions. Who or what did this to me? Aliens, humans, the government? What else did they do? How was it done? Did they do it in my bedroom, or was I taken somewhere else? How did they do that? Why was Chuck not awakened? Why did they do it? Why this certain symbol? Why two marks instead of just one? Why my right inner thigh? Is there a meaning in this? Was this random, or intentionally directed toward me? Have I been marked for something in the future to categorize, or sort me? So have I been marked as a trouble maker? Were the marks an accident, or meaningful? Is this a type of branding like with cattle? Was it a message to me? Did they implant me with something? Are they going to come back and do it again? When? Why? I don't know if the tones are there to monitor ...Video Rating: 4 / 5

Friday, November 18, 2011

Confessions of a crop circle chaser in EnglandThe Boston GlobeAnd the next morning in our neighbor's field a lovely crop circle appeared.'' Though this phenomenon enjoyed its 15 minutes of fame in the 1990s, dozens of these often complex geometric patterns still appear every summer. Two pensioners claimed credit ...and more »

Thirty-nine sculptures installed at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. These represent the colony of cats that took up residence in the penitentiary prison grounds after the penitentiary closed in 1971.

Thirty-nine sculptures installed at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. These represent the colony of cats that took up residence in the penitentiary prison grounds after the penitentiary closed in 1971.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

STOCKTON, Calif. -- A high school teacher is under investigation after school officials said she was maintaining a pornographic website from her school-issued laptop computer.

The investigation also involves former Stockton police officer Richard Fields, who was assigned to the school as a resource officer. He told the newspaper he had acquired domain names including mysluttyteachers.com to develop them into websites.

Fields said Kaeslin's involvement was limited, and he eventually abandoned the venture.

The newspaper reports that one of the websites was active for only one day in February, which could indicate a test run.

Fields said the allegations are overblown. Kaeslin and her attorney declined to comment.

Kaeslin, a special education teacher and former girls soccer coach, has been with the district since 2002. Fields retired from the police department in May. The two are romantically linked, according to the paper.

Lincoln Unified School District has hired a computer expert to study the content on the laptop.

Chet Quaide, an attorney representing the district, said the school adopted an ethics code in 2003.

The code calls for teachers to "adhere to the highest ethical standards" and "to attain and maintain the highest possible degree of ethical conduct," he told the newspaper. "The code says that for breaches to constitute "unprofessional conduct," they must "involve jeopardy to student welfare; evidence malice, serious incompetency or bad judgment; or show a consistent pattern of misconduct."

On October 23, 2011 I experienced something very strange. At about 3:30 am I began to hear tones in my head. They were very loud. The sound bypassed my ears, and was interpreted directly inside my head. That morning I awoke to find two unexplained marks on my right inner thigh. The marks were two identical symbols. I do not know where they came from, or why they are there. I am not sure if the marks and the tones are related. And i'm not sure if my video on the 22nd had anything to do with it. I stayed up last night doing some research about unexplained marks. The common thing about all of these is they were either known or suspected alien abductions. This is not what I was wanting to hear. Now I have a lot of questions. Who or what did this to me? Aliens, humans, the government? What else did they do? How was it done? Did they do it in my bedroom, or was I taken somewhere else? How did they do that? Why was Chuck not awakened? Why did they do it? Why this certain symbol? Why two marks instead of just one? Why my right inner thigh? Is there a meaning in this? Was this random, or intentionally directed toward me? Have I been marked for something in the future to categorize, or sort me? So have I been marked as a trouble maker? Were the marks an accident, or meaningful? Is this a type of branding like with cattle? Was it a message to me? Did they implant me with something? Are they going to come back and do it again? When? Why? I don't know if the tones are there to monitor ...Video Rating: 4 / 5

UFO - Alien Cover Up. Newly declassified documents are providing the opportunity for a deeper investigation into whether governments around the world are engaged in a cover-up of UFO research. Mystery Quest's expedition and science teams travel to locations in the Nevada desert and in Utah to investigate. Using state of the art technology they investigate these covert US government sites looking for clues about what the government may know. And they experience just how much the government wants to keep its secrets when military helicopters and a fighter jet shadow the team on their trek near the base.

Just wanted to show everyone how the area around this park system is very developed and populated. The park system itself has over 25000 acre's, it's amazing how a creature and Being such as Bigfoot can remain elusive even in an area like this. This alone shows that we are dealing with something that is not to be compared to General Biology. There is more to this Being that is beyond our comprehension of life as we know it.Video Rating: 5 / 5

Just wanted to show everyone how the area around this park system is very developed and populated. The park system itself has over 25000 acre's, it's amazing how a creature and Being such as Bigfoot can remain elusive even in an area like this. This alone shows that we are dealing with something that is not to be compared to General Biology. There is more to this Being that is beyond our comprehension of life as we know it.Video Rating: 5 / 5

Question by Mecha: I'm being Haunted! HELP!!!?Every time I go to my "Happy Place" when I'm alone in my bedroom, weird shit happens! I start hearing wierd chanting sounds and the room shakes vigorously! Then, everytime I'm about to reach the climax, I see the ghost of an old nun standing over me! She throws the Bible at me and I release the white demons from down under!What can I do to put the happy back in "Happy Time"? Should I rub my "one-eyed monster" with holy water before I start?Please be serious! I'm scared!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

A hunter in Indiana died this week after an unusual encounter with a deer he shot.

Paul J. Smith, 62, died from a lacerated liver while he was participating in a deer reduction hunt at Chain O'Lakes State Park near Fort Wayne, Indiana.

After shooting a deer from a tree stand, Smith allegedly attempted to field dress the animal and discovered it was still alive. Smith told his son in a voicemail before his death that "he scuffled with the deer before killing it with a knife," according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Despite officials' initial attempts to revive Smith with CPR and a portable defibrillator, medics later pronounced him dead at the scene. According to WANE News, "An autopsy showed lacerations on Smith's liver that were in line with internal bruising."

A Department of Natural Resources spokesperson told Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette, "It appears as if he was kicked. There were no puncture wounds of any kind. There was bruising."

A new state law in nearby Michigan now allows children under 12, with adult supervision, to participate in the annual deer hunt. Even so, deer hunting is down in the state. HuffPost reported that over 300,000 fewer hunting licenses were issued last year in Michigan than in 1992, while the deer population has grown significantly.

The outfit, modeled after Japanese raccoon dogs called tanuki, allows Mario to float in the sky to collect coins or traverse difficult jumps.

"Tanooki may be just a 'suit' in Mario games," PETA says on its website, "but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur." The organization writes:

When people learn that millions of innocent animals are beaten, boiled, hanged, and electrocuted for their fur every year; that each fur coat, each piece of fur lining or fur trim, and each fur cat toy represents the intense suffering of dozens of animals; and that furriers intentionally mislabel the fur of cats and dogs as fur from other species or as faux furâ??then every decent human being will want to go fur-free.

The animal rights group has developed a videogame to communicate that they don't think it's okay to wear fur. On its homepage, PETA features a picture of a deranged Mario holding the bloody head of a tanuki next to the words "Mario Kills Tanooki."

The game, which is replete with classic 80s videogame music, consists of Tanooki attempting to "reclaim" his fur.

PETA has long used attention-grabbing methods to get its message out. Earlier this year, the animal rights group announced that it would be launching a porn site with graphic videos and photos.

"We live in a 24 hour news cycle world and we learn the racy things we do are sometimes the most effective way that we can reach particular individuals," PETA spokeswoman Lindsay Rajt told The Huffington Post in August.

WATCH the PETA video (scroll down to view some EXPLICIT ads from past campaigns):

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Every night, amateur ghost-hunting groups across the country head out into abandoned warehouses, old buildings and cemeteries to look for ghosts. They often bring along electronic equipment that they believe helps them locate ghostly energy.

A recent Google search turned up nearly 8 million results suggesting a link between ghosts and Einstein's work covering the conservation of energy. This assertion is repeated by many top experts in the field. For example, ghost researcher John Kachuba, in his book "Ghosthunters" (2007, New Page Books), writes, "Einstein proved that all the energy of the universe is constant and that it can neither be created nor destroyed. ... So what happens to that energy when we die? If it cannot be destroyed, it must then, according to Dr. Einstein, be transformed into another form of energy. What is that new energy? ... Could we call that new creation a ghost?"

This idea shows up — and is presented as evidence for ghosts — on virtually all ghost-themed websites as well. For example, a group called Tri County Paranormal states, "Albert Einstein said that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change from one form to another. When we are alive, we have electrical energy in our bodies. ... What happens to the electricity that was in our body, causing our heart to beat and making our breathing possible? There is no easy answer to that." [6 Paranormal Videos Debunked]

In fact, the answer is very simple, and not at all mysterious. After a person dies, the energy in his or her body goes where all organisms' energy goes after death: into the environment. When a human dies, the energy stored in his or her body is released in the form of heat, and transferred into the animals that eat us (i.e., wild animals if we are left unburied, or worms and bacteria if we are interred), and the plants that absorb us. If we are cremated, the energy in our bodies is released in the form of heat and light.

When we eat dead plants and animals, we are consuming their energy and converting it for our own use. Food is metabolized when digested, and chemical reactions release the energy the animal needs to live, move, reproduce, etc. That energy does not exist in the form of a glowing, ghostly ball of electromagnetic energy, but rather in the form of heat and chemical energy.

Many ghost hunters say they can detect the electric fields created by ghosts. And while it's true that the metabolic processes of humans and other organisms actually do generate very low-level electrical currents, these are no longer generated once the organism dies. Because the source of the energy stops, the electrical current stops — just as a light bulb turns off when you switch off the electricity running to it.

Most of the "energy" that any dead person leaves behind takes years to re-enter the environment in the form of food; the rest dissipates shortly after death, and is not in a form that can be detected years later with popular ghost-hunting devices like electromagnetic field (EMF) detectors. Ghost hunters who repeat the claim that Einstein's theories provide a sound basis for ghosts reveal less about ghosts than they do about their poor understanding of basic science. Ghosts may indeed exist, but neither Einstein nor his laws of physics suggests that ghosts are real.

Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine and author of "Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries." His website is www.BenjaminRadford.com.

Do you love the "Toy Story" film franchise, but struggle to find ways to wear your Pixar heart on your sleeve? Have you long desired to dress like Woody, Buzz or one of the Pizza Palace aliens, but lack the skill to design and create your own clothing?

Finally, you can breathe a sigh of relief, because Bossini has you covered.

The Hong Kong-based fashion label has unveiled a new line of "Toy Story"-inspired clothing, which include character print sweatshirts, costume-like frocks and fun accessories like bags and mufflers. Sure, you may have gone as Buzz Lightyear for Halloween for the past decade and a half, but now, you can wear dress like one of Andy's (former!) toys any day you'd like.

MP3 www.4shared.com Guests: Hal Lindsey, Pat Buchanan Bible Prophecy: Hal Lindsey's influential book The Late Great Planet Earth described the undeniable signs of the end times: the rebirth of Israel, war in the Middle East, natural disasters, and many others. On Monday's show, he discussed how current events are now lining up with Bible prophecy in an unprecedented manner. He listed a number of the signs or "birth pangs" that we are nearing the prophesied end times: wars, great earthquakes, revolution, ethnic fighting, plagues, and famine. Biblical prophecy points to all these signs appearing simultaneously, and occurring with increasing intensity, which Lindsey believes is happening now. The Bible also warns of "terrors and great signs from the heavens," as a precursor to end times. Lindsey believes this is related to UFO activity, and the UFO occupants are "fallen angels that are developing a pattern of deception so that when the Antichrist appears he can explain away what happened to all the believers of Jesus Christ that suddenly disappeared" (in the Rapture). The Antichrist will be known as the most tremendous leader the world has ever seen "with supernatural intelligence from Satan," and be able to convince the world that he has the power to bring in peace and prosperity, he said. At that point the economy will be in such upheaval that everyone will agree there has to be a central power, and a cashless society, Lindsey continued. Another Bible warning refers to ...

Massive UFO fleet recorded over Mexico [video]Examiner.comAs one commenter pointed out: "The best pictures are from 2:25 to 2:40." This particular UFO video is receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback. Here's what some people are saying: "Awesome video . . . every day there are chemtrails across the sky! ...and more »